- 1. Part info help needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 11:42:07 -0500
- Does anybody have a Spitfire Spare Parts Catalog handy? I need some info on when certain changes were made inside the differential. The part in question is the Inner Axle Shaft Assembly. I need to kn
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00088.html (6,497 bytes)
- 2. U Joint Yokes (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 01:33:33 -0500
- I'm in the middle of rebuilding the whole rear axle on my poor Herald. This question concerns the axle shafts. I measured all 8 u-joint bores, 2 in each axle and 2 in each flange. 7 of them were .937
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00102.html (6,721 bytes)
- 3. Diff Parts Needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 00:38:49 -0500
- It's a long story, but somehow I have ended up with mismatched parts for a Spitfire differential. The internal gear carrier is the Mk1/Mk2 version. The axle stubs are the Mk3/Mk4 style. They DON'T fi
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00196.html (6,834 bytes)
- 4. Re: Thrust Washers (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 23:56:03 -0500
- Habit? Actually, there are grooves machined in the block part of the rear main bearing cap. No corresponding grooves in the cap itself. Once the cap is bolted in place, theoretically the washers can'
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00384.html (8,102 bytes)
- 5. Re: 3 rail trans. reverse stop screw (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1998 23:08:15 -0400
- That's the Reverse Lockout. It bangs up agains a screwed-on (early) or riveted-on plate to keep you from accidentally getting into Reverse when you're looking for 1st. When everything is new, you ha
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00069.html (8,057 bytes)
- 6. Re: Sad day for Triumphs (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 01:00:22 -0400
- Ron and Angie Truly sorry to hear about your loss, and glad nobody was hurt. It IS a sad day for Triumphs when something as rare as a North American Vitesse gets totalled. As a Herald owner and advoc
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00264.html (7,463 bytes)
- 7. Re: Triumph Screensaver (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 23:19:19 -0400
- Attention Netscape users. Unable to download the screensaver myself, I emailed the creator(?), Norman Overington (who, in his reply, enquired about joining the list:) In response, he emailed me the f
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00338.html (6,898 bytes)
- 8. Hog Rings (was Re: seat foams) (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 22:46:34 -0400
- So THAT's what those things are called! That's what I need for my Herald! The new cover is fitted and tucked over the rear seat bench, and the whole thing is sitting in my basement, waiting for me to
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00468.html (7,283 bytes)
- 9. Re: Hog Rings (was Re: seat foams) (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 00:48:50 -0400
- Thanks to all for the info on hog ring staples and tools for closing I have one more question. Y'see, I don't live near a farm, so I'm going to have to order them from somewhere. My question is, how
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00511.html (7,401 bytes)
- 10. Re: Spitfire compression (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:20:32 -0400
- Yes, though it's probably better to disconnect the wire from the coil to the distributor. Same effect, though. They should be different. The 2 middle cylinders are definitely LOW. My Herald periodica
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00572.html (7,681 bytes)
- 11. Spitfire Differential needed (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 14:30:46 -0500
- I find myself in the market for a used rectangular-flange Spitfire / Herald differential :{ I don't want to spend a fortune on this! Getting a rebuilt unit from a reputable source is out of the quest
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00699.html (7,377 bytes)
- 12. Differential Input Slop (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 23:44:17 -0400
- My Herald has a clunk. It's at wheel speed - one clunk per rotation of the rear wheels, so it's probably the ancient UJ on one or the other axle. But in the course of investigating, I noticed what I
- /html/spitfires/1998-09/msg00188.html (6,780 bytes)
- 13. Re: Tranny problems (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 00:05:39 -0400
- I have. Your gearbox is shot. <glib:> Seriously, how bad is the grinding? Will it simply never go into these gears while the car is moving? My first reaction would be worn syncros, but this is unusua
- /html/spitfires/1998-09/msg00473.html (7,235 bytes)
- 14. Re: Spitfire Clutch Job - Update (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 12:47:08 -0400
- It's pretty easy to check whether you're in gear, of course. If you are, and the gearbox output shaft still spins freely, then there's something disengaging the clutch when you push in the gearbox /
- /html/spitfires/1998-08/msg00237.html (7,789 bytes)
- 15. Fear (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 00:14:30 -0400
- It's Saturday night. Daughter finally in bed, I am lying face up on the driveway, WAAAY under the car, replacing the tired old nyloc nuts on the prop shaft and axles. Mosquitoes, attracted by the dro
- /html/spitfires/1998-07/msg00155.html (6,621 bytes)
- 16. Clunking (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 01:41:14 -0400
- Mine came on suddenly. Had the right front diff mount repaired a couple of weeks ago. Cured the drive train noise problems for a total of about 15 miles. Then I heard a sound like a nut fell off some
- /html/spitfires/1998-07/msg00182.html (7,899 bytes)
- 17. Propshaft (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 00:58:12 -0400
- Got the propshaft out of my Herald. Now what do I do??? As a result of a broken diff mount, there's a fairly deep gouge all the way around, about a foot from the diff end, from the shaft rubbing agai
- /html/spitfires/1998-07/msg00237.html (6,768 bytes)
- 18. Re: Update on poor Spit Performance (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 09:26:33 -0400
- New plugs, sudden loss of power, hmmmm.... You say you checked the spark plug gap, but have you tested the plugs? You might be running on 3 cylinders. I spent a month once tracking this down. If you
- /html/spitfires/1998-07/msg00343.html (7,463 bytes)
- 19. Re: rear brake shoes and adjustments (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 23:44:05 -0400
- Actually, nik, you're just off a little bit. You need to accomplish 2 things when you adjust the brakes. You need to get them resting as close as possible to the drum, AND you want them concentric w
- /html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00066.html (9,196 bytes)
- 20. What IS that stuff??? (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Kelly <kelly@dss.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Jun 1998 01:24:04 -0400
- I'm finally getting to the trim in my almost restored Herald 1200 It's a Mark 1, GA41328LCV. My question concerns the finishing pieces that run along the tops of the rear seat side panels. Each side
- /html/spitfires/1998-06/msg00154.html (7,203 bytes)
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